RITTMAN, Ohio (WJW) — Nearly two months after Rittman Police Sergeant Scott Ries died in the line of duty, hundreds of people came together to remember him — not with a ceremony, but on the golf course.
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The first annual Sgt. Scott Ries memorial golf outing was sold out Sunday, with golfers spread across two courses and money raised to support Ries’ family.
“Everybody’s out here for a good time. One local cause, it’s just all for fun and to help the family out,” said volunteer, Brian Geiser.
That’s exactly what friends of fallen Rittman police Sgt. Scott Ries wanted Sunday to be. A celebration of the man they knew — while raising money to support his loved ones…